Fastening device.



M. F. THAU.

FASTENING DEVICE. APPLICATION FILED SEPT-13, 19w.

1,262,408. Patented Apr. 9, 1918.

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MAX F. rnau, or PEORIA, ILLInoIs.

FASTENING DEVICE.

Application filed September 13, 1917.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, MAX F. THAU, a citizen of the United States, a resident of Peoria, in the county of Peoria and State of Illinois, have invented new and useful Improvements in Fastening Devices, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in fastening devices and is particularly adapted for use in connection with soft collars and the like. though it is capable of other various extended uses.

The principal object of this invention is the provision of a fastening device which is simple in construction, ornamental in appearance and effective in holding two loose or gapping parts in relation to each other, the securing means being constructed so as to provide for adjustment to permit the device to be used with articles of different sizes, and to permit the gapping parts to be held at different distances if so desired.

To the accomplishment of the foregoing and such other objects as may hereinafter appear, my invention consists in the combination, construction and arrangement of parts hereinafter described and then sought to be defined in the appended claims, reference being had to the accompanying drawing forming a part hereof, and which shows merely for the purpose of illustrative disclosure, a preferred embodiment of my invention, it being understood that various changes may be made in practice within the scope of the claims without digressing from my inventive idea.

In the drawing, 7

Figure 1 represents a perspective view of a collar and necktie with a device constructed according to my invention, applied thereto, the two ends or flaps of the collar being a comparatively wide distance apart, and the device being positioned underneath the necktie;

Fig. 2 represents a perspective view of a collar and necktie with a device constructed according to my invention, applied thereto, the ends or flaps of the collar being shown in a comparatively short distance apart, and the device in front of the necktie;

Fig. 3 is a side elevation of a device constructed to embody my invention;

Fig. 4 is a cross section on line 4.-4: of Fig. 3;

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 9, 1918.

Serial No. 191,184.

Fig. 5 is a bottom elevation, one end being broken away to facilitate the disclosure;

Fig. 6 is a longitudinal cross section taken on line 6-6 of Fig. 5.

Referring now to the drawing, the numeral l designates a necktie tied four-inhand in the collar2, having the usual gapping points or flaps 3, which are arranged at different distances apart in Figs. 1 and 2. These pointed portions or flaps gap and this is particularly true in soft collars, and my invention is designed to hold these parts in their proper position to each other and is also designed to provide a device which may be used with different styles of collars, where the flaps will be different distances apart, and also to permit the adjusting of the difference between the flaps to suit the individual tastes of the wearer.

Referring now to Figs. 3 and 6, it is seen that it includes the body member 4, which is in the form of a plate or bar, having the inturned edge portions 5 so that the body is somewhat channel shaped in cross-section, having the entrance slot 6 leading thereinto. Movably mounted in the channel portion of the body member, are the securing members or prongs 7, which include the base portions 8 and the prong or pointed portions 9, the latter extending at an angle to the former, and arranged so as to point in converging directions. These base portions fit within the channel in the body member and the prong portions pass through the slot 6. After these securing means are positioned within the body member, the ends of the inturned edges, are bent down as at 10 so as to prevent their removal from the body member.

Normally the securing means or prongs will hold a stationary position, as indicated in Figs. 3 and 5, and in full lines in Fig. 6, but in case it is desired to adjust their position so that the device may be used with a collar of a different style or for the purpose of holding the flaps of the collar in a difierent position, the securing means may be tilted and then moved as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 6. Then when the device is applied to the collar, the parts will be frictionally held in their adjusted position.

It is therefore seen that I have provided a device which is simple in construction and operation, attractive in appearance and capable adjustment for articles ot' dif fe enti natures and styles, according to'the tastes of the wearer.

What I claim is i 1. A fastening device including in combination, a body member in the form of a channel, securing means having base por tions positioned Witllllltll channel and ad j ustable along the bodyinen ber, ing means projecting beyond the body member. w ,Y i 2. Aifastening device including in cOIDbi: a nation, a body member having inturned edge portions to provide a channel withcas1oti leading thereinto, a pair of securing means each comprising a base member :slidabiyw. mounted Within the channel land, a prong. member; extending through vthe rslot, whereby the distance between the prong members maybe'variedp i .i Aifastening; device including in co1nbi-,,; nation, a :body member having inturned edge portions to. provide a channel With a slotlGadlhg thereinto,a.pair of. securing means each.comprising. a base member slidably mountedwithin the channel; and aprong member extending' through the slot said (Comes eat id se ur: 1

base member being flat and fitting against the body member and sald prong members extending at an angle from the base memher so that thesecuring means may be tilted and' moved to vary the distance between the prong members,

l. A fastenlng device including in combination, a body member having inturned edge portions to proyide a channel with a slot leading thereinto; a pair of securing means each comprising a basedlnember slidablyunounted Within the channel and a prong member extending. through the "slot, said base member ,b elng fiat and fitting aga nst the body member and said prong members r ezctending at. anangle from the base member so that the securing means may be tilted and moved tovary the distance b een 1 the rmngmembe e the, ends ofgthe; inturned edge portions of, the body member c ngbentdevn .tQ pr vent he moval of the securlng'means from the body mbenimc i i In itness, whereof, 1 "have hereuntq atfixed myhand this 8 day of September,

1 F. THAU.

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